Bio

Reginald Van de Velde (Belgium, 1975) scouts the unknown and the unseen. He journeys all over the world trying to capture the momentum of splendor still undisturbed by the turmoil and temptations of modern society. He is a vagabond for lost beauty, a chronicler of forgotten magnificence. His work has been exhibited internationally in both solo and group expos, including The Art & Science Museum(Singapore), Saatchi Gallery (UK), Backlight Photo Festival (Finland), New York Photo Festival (USA), Siena International Photography Festival (Italy), The Somerset House (UK) and the Cannes Lions International Festival (France). His excellence in photography has been awarded numerous times: winner at the Triennial Barbaix Awards for Photography (Belgium), winner at the Grand Prix de la Découverte (France), winner at the Cannes Lions International Festival (France), finalist at the World Photography Awards (UK), winner Moscow International Photography Awards (Russia), winner of the Grand Prix at the Seoul International Photography Festival (South-Korea). Most recently he was winner at the Aerial Photography Awards 2020 (France). Selected publications include National Geographic Magazine, Esquire Magazine, Wired, Aesthetica Magazine, The Plus Paper, Sabato, F11 Magazine, De Tijd, BBC, Photo Magazine Hong Kong, The World Photography Book and the Ruin & Redemption in Architecture book to name but a few. “Between Nowhere & Never” is the title of Reginald’s first coffee table book – the epitome of ten years of photography. Published by Luster Books in Belgium and available in bookstores worldwide, this book marks a major milestone in Reginald’s photographic journey.